The quest reward was an S-Rank Promotion. Does it mean, even if the quest isnât completed, he would be promoted?
âThat reminds me!â
Suddenly, he recalled what Ian said.
âHe said he could promote me if I accept the quest.â
So, basically, it was a matter of accepting not completing the quest. In other words, one needs to accept the quest, to be promoted to an S-Rank.
âThis made me all confused.â
He was just momentarily confused because for the first time in a quest the reward was an S-Rank promotion. Then, Soo Hyuk took a mercenary token out of his inventory and handed it to Ian.
âPlease, wait a moment.â
Ian smiled, and with the mercenary token in his hand, he walked out of the room.
âSoo Hyukâ
Just as Ian walked out, Alex spoke wanting to ask something.
âYes.â
âCan I ask you one thing that I am curious about?â
âYes, please do.â
âI was wondering, why would you want to go to the library?â
The requests Soo Hyuk receives were all so crazy, but the question was how they were solved and it was resolved by Soo Hyuk himself.
However, Listening Soo Hyukâs answer, Alex had a new question bothering him. He wanted to know Soo Hyukâs reason for wanting to visit the library.
Why, the library? Is there something special in Hadracâs library? He had several questions to ask.
âI love books.â
Soo Hyuk answered.
âBooks?â
Alex, who was perplexed by the latterâs answer, asked.
He was surprised at Soo Hyukâs nod.
And from that moment, a long silence dominated the air for a long time. Soo Hyuk had nothing more to say and Alex who was long lost in his own thoughts.
âJust to read books?â
Even though it was embarrassing, all his questions were resolved. Alex couldnât believe the man in front of him, accepted all those requests just to read books.
âWell, mages are always quite peculiar.â
Though, Alex still couldnât understand such reasonings.
A few hours later, the door opened, and Ian came inside with a golden token in his hand. Soo Hyukâs token had been upgraded to the S-Rank mercenary token.
âThank you for waiting.â
âNo problem.â
âHere it is.â
Soo Hyuk rose from his seat and took the token that Ian was holding. Then, said his goodbye greetings to both Ian and Alex.
âThen Iâll see you next time.â
And reciprocating[1], both Alex and Ian bowed. After the formalities, Soo Hyuk walked out of the room.
âIâll guide you.â
The NPC waiting outside, took the lead and guided Soo Hyuk down to the second floor of the Mercenary office.
âGood luck.â
Soo Hyuk thanked the NPC, who guided him, and came down the first floor. There he saw a user standing in line to receive a quest.
âNow I donât have to stand in the line.â
He wasnât here to get his commission rather it was to level up his ranking. Now that it was done, he had no reason to stay here.
He no longer had to carry out the missions. In other words, Ian and Alexâs request was his last calling.
Soo Hyuk headed out of the mercenary office. Then, he opened his inventory and looked at his mercenary token kept at the first row of the first column. For him, it was the most important item in his inventory.
âShould I go and give it a look?â
[You now have access to the Library of Hadrac.]
âYeah, first I need to listen to Kamian.â
Soo Hyuk was in a dilemma, between the underground waterway and the library. Well, it wasnât like he could enter there alone. To be exact, he could go, but first, he needed to have a look at Kamianâs answer.
With this, Soo Hyuk ended his agony and headed towards the Library. Entering Hadrac, he opened his friendâs list and checked if Kamian was online and found he was. Soo Hyuk, who was thinking about getting out of the library if he wasnât online, sent Kamian a text with a slightly disappointed look on his face.
â Soo Hyuk: Kamian?
Kamian pinged not long after the message was sent.
â Kamian: Yes! Soo Hyuk.
âWo-wow!â
Kamian sprang up from his seat.
â?â
â?â
Looking at Kamian, the Koma guild executives gave him a suspicious look.
âEnough! Thatâs enough!â
Kamin shouted with a wide grin at the executivesâ puzzled eyes.
âWell, Mr. Gilm?â [1]
âI donât understand what youâre talking aboutâŚâ
âWhat is going on?â the executives asked, eyes full with curiosity. Did he hit a jackpot or something?â
âItâs fixed!â
When the executives asked again, Kamian yelled.
âDo you mean the âunderground waterwaysâ?â
One of the executives, Loa, asked at Kamianâs scream. This was the main topic of the meeting that all the executives gathered together for. Until just now, they were having heated discussions about the waterways. So, it was clear that it was about the waterways if itâs been resolved.
âYes!â
At the words of Loa, Kamian nodded and said.
âSoo Hyuk will be helping us with the underground waterways!â
â!!!â
Hearing this, Loa was surprised.
â?â
â?â
Kamian and Loa were the only ones surprised because when they offered him to do this project, he clearly refused. They didnât say anything to the other executives, so they were clearly still puzzled about the situation.
âAre you talking about the demon hunter, Soo Hyuk?â
Regheto, asked on the behalf of the executives.
Chatter!
âShit, that demon hunter?â
âAh, maybe not the demon hunter. It is not possible to duplicate a characterâs name.â
âThatâs true. But itâs not normal for Mr. Gilm to react like that.â
Reghetoâs question sparked an argument among the executives.
Shit!
As the situation was getting out of control, Kamian rang the bell near him to maintain the order. Hearing the bell, all the executives quietened in a second. Then, Kamian opened his mouth.
âYes, you are right. It is the Demon Hunter Soo Hyuk.â
CHATTER!
Soon, all the executives began to mumble among themselves creating a loud noise. Kamian, again, had to ring his bell to silence them.
âThere will be four people entering the underground waterways with Soo Hyuk. Of course, including meâŚâ
Making the deal with Soo Hyuk, they concluded that a team of five would enter. Soo Hyuk and Kamian including themselves.
âPlease raise your hand to volunteer.â
Thuk! Thuk! Thuk! Thuk!
At the end of Kamianâs words, all the executives raised their hands one by one.
Kamian was stunned when all the executives raised their hands. He didnât think all of them would want to join.
Even those who just before said they wanted to give upâŚ
More than half of them were ready to abandon this quest, saying they wouldnât be able to handle the Chimeras living in the underground waterways.
Of course, it wasnât their fault. But, still, he canât help but feel bitter that the situation did a full transformation with just one person.
âBut when are we leaving?â
Loa asked. All eyes fell upon Kamian at the question, and she was right, the raid time was the most important.
âTomorrow at 9 oâclock sharp.â
Kamian answered while looking at everyone, 9 oâclock was the time Soo Hyuk, and he agreed upon.
âOh, man!â
Several executives heard the time, and let out a defeated sigh while pulling their hands down. They wonât be able to play as they have work or other appointments.
âSix.â
But still, there were still six others who had their hands held up. Kamian, spoke to those other six.
âNote that Soo Hyuk might help you against the poison. But if you canât hold the poison, youâll likely die. No, Iâll dieâŚâ
Listening to this statement, one hand was immediately pulled one. They already knew how poisonous the Chimeraâs venom was, and a few moments later two hands were down.
âPerfect!â
Now, only four hands were left.
âThen Roa, Ketoto, Garan, and K-Cross will go. Please do not be late at 9 oâclock tomorrow.â
***
Soo Hyuk with a positive face looked at the building in front of him.
âHere we goâŚâ
The building in front was the Hadrac Library. The main reason he had come to Hadrac.
âI have time today.â
Originally, he was going to head to the underground waterways first. But decided to change his plans after talking to Kamian, and it was too late. In order to finish the quest, he had to wander through a lot of waterways, consuming a lot of time and staying up too late. Simply, Soo Hyuk had no such plan, so he pushed back the quest till tomorrow.
âHow many books are there?â
Of course, his desire to read books played an important role while making this decision. He then headed towards the entrance, took out his token and gave it to the NPC, who was guarding the entrance. The NPC looked at the token and was surprised and agape, began to look at the token and the at Soo Hyuk alternatively. Soo Hyuk opened his mouth and said.
âCan I take it, when I get out?â
âY-Yes!â
At Soo Hyukâs words, the NPC was startled and nodded quickly. He left the token there and went inside the library.
As soon as he went inside, he could see numerous books left, right and the middle. There were many books in the Library.
Looking at the books, Soo Hyuk had no choice but to smile.
âWhat is this?â
There were tons of bookshelves filled with books. But, looking at them closely Soo Hyuk could see they had lost their new glow and looked old, that could only mean one thing. That is, he had read them all.
âThis canât be happening.â
Of course, it wasnât like there were no new books, there were some.
And that was the problem.
âI didnât know there were this many duplicates.â
It was unexpected that there were so many duplicate copies.
âNo, there have to be new books at the back.â
And they were. The books at the back were twinkling with the shine of a new book.â
âLetâs check them out.ââ
Soo Hyuk began to move and with each step, he was checking out the new books at the back.
âHuh?â
But as soon as he came across the second bookshelf, Soo Hyuk abruptly stopped himself. It was because he found an interesting book.
âOrange?â
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It was shining orange. Orange was a colour he had never seen in the library of Oren as well as in the library of Matab.
âWhat kind of quest am I going to encounter?â
The Red book enhances stats, the Yellow book gives skills, and the Blue book is suspected to give an item. So then, what will this Orange book give as a reward?
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Translator and Editor Notes:
1: The word means to respond with a corresponding gesture that the other person gave.